Panchakanya Mandir
Location: At the northern part of the Vijayapur hillock (inside Panchakanya Park)
History:The Mandir (temple) is named after the five ideal women of the Vedic era (Ahalya, Draupadi, Tara, Kunti, Mandodari; literally: Five Eternal Virgins). Popular belief is that the last king Narendradev of Sengadhi established the temple. However, there is not any reliable historical document.
Special features: There's a popular belief that if the prasad of this temple is fed to deaf or dumb, they will be able to speak and hear. A large number of people visit this shrine not only for the darshan (ritual visits) of this temple but also for picnicking, marriage and vratabandha ceremonies.
Budhasubba Mandir:
Location: At the mid-eastern part of the Vijayapur hillockHistory: According to the historians, this temple is the ceme
tery of the king Buddhikarna Khwang Raay who was killed by the Gorkha king in 1773 during the unification of Nepal. However, no concrete evidence has yet been found about whose burial place this temple is. Legend has it that Budhasubba is a Kirata god.Special Features: There are no statues of any god as such; there are three mounds. The Magar Priests of this temple tell fortunes, with the help of the liver of a poultry sacrificed by a devotee. Only a pig or poultry can be sacrificed. There are no tops of the bamboos in the bamboo gardens there. o wasps are found, no crows visit this shrine, and dew never falls there. It's unearthly. People firmly believe that if one vows to pay a visit with sacrificial pigs, poultry, eggs, white wine or homemade cigarettes soon, his/her woes or diseases subside.
tery of the king Buddhikarna Khwang Raay who was killed by the Gorkha king in 1773 during the unification of Nepal. However, no concrete evidence has yet been found about whose burial place this temple is. Legend has it that Budhasubba is a Kirata god.Special Features: There are no statues of any god as such; there are three mounds. The Magar Priests of this temple tell fortunes, with the help of the liver of a poultry sacrificed by a devotee. Only a pig or poultry can be sacrificed. There are no tops of the bamboos in the bamboo gardens there. o wasps are found, no crows visit this shrine, and dew never falls there. It's unearthly. People firmly believe that if one vows to pay a visit with sacrificial pigs, poultry, eggs, white wine or homemade cigarettes soon, his/her woes or diseases subside.
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